Written Answers Tuesday 11 July 2006

Scottish Executive

Scottish Executive Records

Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23934 by Nicol Stephen on 31 March 2006, whether file SEP 10/556 was reviewed by Executive officials prior to its opening for public view on 8 September 2005 or subsequent to its opening.

The Executive have supplied the following corrected answer:

Nicol Stephen: Prior to its opening for public view the file was reviewed by a records appraisal officer in the National Archives of Scotland to check for data protection issues and clear it for public access. Subsequent to its opening the papers have been read by Executive officials.